Escaped China activist in U.S. protection: rights group

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• Escaped China activist in U.S. protection: rights group
• Analysis: Dissident's case poses diplomatic test for U.S. and China
• Gunmen hit Syrian army from sea, Moscow slams rebels
• Ten hurt in grenade attack at Kenyan church: police
• Saudi Arabia: bin Laden family let in on humanitarian grounds
• Murdochs face tough week over scandal
• China reach in focus at U.S.- Philippine security talks
• Sudan arrests foreigners in disputed border region
• Egypt Salafis back ex-Brotherhood man for president
• U.N. chief visits Myanmar to press for further reform
• Huge rally raises question on Malaysia poll timing
• Anti-military rule protester killed in Egypt
• Colombia: French journalist missing, 4 killed
• NATO reports deaths of 3 troops in Afghanistan
• 7 killed as bus crashes on way to Tokyo Disneyland
• Iran lawmaker: Fighters in UAE are US-Israeli plot
• Vietnam arrests US pro-democracy activist
• Large van bomb defused on Northern Ireland border
• Cuban officials, exiles dialogue via video

Escaped China activist in U.S. protection: rights group Posted: BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is under U.S. protection in Beijing after an audacious escape from 19 months under house arrest, a U.S.-based group said on Saturday, in a drama that threatens to ignite new tensions between the two governments. The United States has not confirmed publicly reports that Chen, who slipped away from under the noses of guards and eyes and ears of surveillance equipment around his village home in eastern Shandong province, fled into the U.S. embassy. ...

Analysis: Dissident's case poses diplomatic test for U.S. and China Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Hillary Clinton made her first trip abroad as secretary of state, she baldly said the United States could not let human rights disputes get in the way of working with China on global challenges. Now that the blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is under U.S. protection in Beijing, according to a U.S.-based rights group, the United States will find out if China has made the same calculation. Chen's escape after 19 months of house arrest and apparent request for U.S. ...

Gunmen hit Syrian army from sea, Moscow slams rebels Posted: BEIRUT (Reuters) - Gunmen in inflatable dinghies killed several security officials in an attack on a military unit on Syria's Mediterranean coast, state media said on Saturday, the first seaborne assault reported during the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad. The night raid, along with the killings of at least 15 people in violence in two areas near the capital, underlined the threadbare state of a U.N.-brokered ceasefire deal that has Western leaders talking of tougher steps to stop the bloodshed. ...

Ten hurt in grenade attack at Kenyan church: police Posted: NAIROBI (Reuters) - A grenade wounded 10 people at a church on Sunday in a working class area of the Kenyan capital, police said. "Somebody threw a hand grenade into a congregation inside the church and 10 of them were injured and rushed to various hospitals by the other worshippers," Charles Owino, deputy spokesman for the Kenyan police told Reuters. (Reporting by James Macharia; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

Saudi Arabia: bin Laden family let in on humanitarian grounds Posted: JEDDAH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has allowed the family of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden into the kingdom on humanitarian grounds, state media reported on Saturday, almost a year after U.S. special forces killed the world's most wanted man in Pakistan. Pakistan deported the family this week, ending months of speculation about the fate of his wives and children who were detained by Pakistani security forces after the May 2 raid. A Saudi official was quoted by the state Saudi Press Agency (SPA) as saying the family arrived in the kingdom on Thursday. ...

Murdochs face tough week over scandal Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's tetchy and uncompromising appearance at a British inquiry into phone hacking could come back to haunt him this week when politicians give their verdict on the scandal at his defunct News of the World newspaper. Three days of grilling at the Leveson judicial press inquiry last week extracted few new facts from Rupert and his son James as the 81-year-old casually threw out insults at politicians and described himself as a victim of a corporate cover-up. ...

China reach in focus at U.S.- Philippine security talks Posted: MANILA (Reuters) - China is likely to be high on the agenda at top level U.S.-Philippine security talks on Monday as Washington refocuses its foreign policy on Asia and Manila realizes its limits in trying to solve territorial disputes with Beijing alone. China has maritime spats with several countries in the South China Sea, believed to be rich in oil and gas and crossed by important shipping lanes, and its neighbors fear its growing naval reach in staking claims. ...

Sudan arrests foreigners in disputed border region Posted: KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) - Sudan said it had arrested a Briton, a Norwegian and a South African on Saturday, accusing them of illegally entering a disputed oil-producing border area to spy for its enemy South Sudan. South Sudanese officials denied the allegations and said the men were working with the United Nations and aid groups clearing mines and had got lost in the remote territory close to the boundary between the two countries. ...

Egypt Salafis back ex-Brotherhood man for president Posted: CAIRO (Reuters) - Influential Egyptian hardline Islamist movement, the Salafi Call, said on Saturday it will back moderate former Muslim Brotherhood member Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh for president, hurting the Brotherhood's chances of winning next month's vote. "The Salafi Call has decided by majority vote to back Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh in the presidential elections," senior Salafi Call member Yasser Borhamy said. "The Nour Party, the political wing of the Salafi Call, has also voted to back Abol Fotouh. ...

U.N. chief visits Myanmar to press for further reform Posted: YANGON (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a landmark visit to a fast-changing Myanmar on Sunday to encourage its government to carry out more democratic reforms and shore-up peace deals with ethnic rebel groups. Ban's trip was his first since a reformist, quasi-civilian government took office a year ago, ending five decades of authoritarian military rule and frosty and frustrating ties with the international community. ...

Huge rally raises question on Malaysia poll timing Posted: A massive street rally demanding electoral reforms in Malaysia raised questions Sunday about whether the long-ruling coalition government will delay calling elections in the face of such a strong show of force by the opposition.

Anti-military rule protester killed in Egypt Posted: Security officials say a protester has been killed when clashes erupted between unidentified assailants and demonstrators gathered outside the Defense Ministry in the Egyptian capital to call for an end to military rule.

Colombia: French journalist missing, 4 killed Posted: A French journalist was missing early Sunday along with five Colombian security force members following combat with leftist rebels that claimed the lives of three soldiers and a police officer, Colombia's Defense Ministry said.

NATO reports deaths of 3 troops in Afghanistan Posted: NATO says separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan's south and east have killed two of its service members, while a third died of non-battle injuries in the south.

7 killed as bus crashes on way to Tokyo Disneyland Posted: A bus carrying dozens of holidaymakers has crashed on a highway while heading for Tokyo Disneyland, killing seven passengers.

Iran lawmaker: Fighters in UAE are US-Israeli plot Posted: A prominent Iranian lawmaker says the reported basing of America's most sophisticated stealth jet fighters in the United Arab Emirates is a U.S.-Israel plot to create regional instability.

Vietnam arrests US pro-democracy activist Posted: A Vietnamese-American pro-democracy activist has been arrested and accused of terrorism for allegedly trying to sabotage liberation celebrations commemorating the end of the Vietnam War, state media said Sunday.

Large van bomb defused on Northern Ireland border Posted: British army experts defused a 600-pound (275-kilogram) van bomb Saturday on the Northern Ireland border, the largest such bomb in more than a year linked to Irish Republican Army die-hards.

Cuban officials, exiles dialogue via video Posted: Cuban officials reached out to U.S. exiles on Saturday with a videoconference between Havana and Washington, promising a highly anticipated migratory reform, but cautioning that its scope might not satisfy everyone.

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